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Alex Yuen is a lecturer in Urban Design at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. He received his Bachelor of Architecture from Rice University and a Master of Architecture in Urban Design with Distinction from Harvard University. He is a co-founder and director of CO-, a design, urban design, and real estate development firm based in San Francisco, focusing on projects that balance design character with critical externalities to shape impactful residential solutions, particularly affordable housing. Yuen's design works and contributions to broader urban research projects have been showcased globally, and he has received numerous awards, including the Odebrecht Award for Sustainable Development and the William Ward Watkin Fellowship from Rice School of Architecture. His teaching interests focus on the experiential outcomes of urbanism, exploring how cities are perceived and transformed. He has taught at institutions such as the California College of Arts and the University of Virginia, and has been actively involved in architecture and urbanism dialogues worldwide, including contributions to notable publications like The Economist and NPR.
Administered by the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS).